What types of puppets are there?

I realised I don’t actually have a comprehensive list of the types of puppets, so here goes.

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2 comments
peter noer peter noer said...
hello and thanks. yes i know which i'd call them. I grew up playing with the [3 fingerd]hand puppets and did not know about "mouth" puppets till the late 60s by watching the Muppets. I've been puppeteering for just a little over 20 years, not made a career out of it. thanks again -peter
comment posted on  29th September 2009 at 02:25  permalink image  Permalink
@Peter,

I think part of the problem is that since so many people making 'muppet-type' puppets are trying to avoid copyrights, they tend to use names that traditionally have referred to glove puppetry. Mouth puppets are often - these days - synonymous with hand puppets, but I suspect mainly because of misunderstandings by the general public and a muddying of terms by puppet sellers. Personally, I think the term glove puppet is much easier to visualise than 'hand puppet', since all puppets require hands to use.

My 2 cents anyway! :)
comment posted on  29th September 2009 at 06:38  permalink image  Permalink
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